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The global gas industry remains optimistic about its future role in supporting growth and social progress, with a special focus on LNG innovations and upcoming industry events like LNG2026 in Doha, Qatar.
President Joe Biden appeared to briefly fall asleep during a summit on the Lobito Trans-Africa Corridor railway in Angola, part of his first trip to Africa as president. The event, co-hosted with Angolan President João Lourenço, included leaders from several African nations. Despite the incident, the White House announced a $560 million U.S. investment in the project, raising the total to over $4 billion. Biden has previously mentioned challenges with international travel affecting his performance.
BioVie's drug NE3107 shows potential improvements in motor and non-motor symptoms for Parkinson’s Disease patients and may realign physiological processes for Alzheimer’s patients, as indicated by data to be presented at the International Conference on Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s Diseases 2024. The Phase 2a trial in Parkinson’s Disease suggests significant improvements in non-motor symptoms and motor control for NE3107-treated patients, while the Phase 3 trial in mild to moderate Alzheimer’s Disease indicates potential physiological realignment and improvements in cognitive and functional measures. These findings support further clinical investigation of NE3107 in late-phase trials for both conditions.
Japan plans to pledge $106 million in aid to Ukraine for reconstruction in areas such as agriculture and rubble disposal at an upcoming conference in Tokyo on Feb. 19. The funding will be announced by Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal, with the aim of strengthening ties between the two countries. Japan's recent overhaul of its arms export guidelines may indirectly benefit Ukraine by boosting the U.S.'s capacity to provide military aid to Kyiv.
Delegations from around the world will gather in Dubai to discuss the issue of reconciling two different ways of keeping time: Universal Time (UT1) based on Earth's rotation, and International Atomic Time (TAI) based on cesium atoms. The divergence between these two times has created a headache for technology companies and timekeepers, leading to the proposal of a new solution called the leap minute. This would involve syncing the clocks less frequently, allowing atomic time to diverge from astronomical time for 60 seconds or longer. The proposal will be discussed at the upcoming international conference, but consensus among all attending nations, including Russia, is required for any change to be implemented.
Egypt is set to host the Cairo Peace Summit to address the escalating war between Israel and Hamas in Gaza. The conference will be attended by several world leaders, including Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, Jordanian King Abdullah, and representatives from Bahrain, Qatar, Kuwait, Italy, Spain, Greece, Cyprus, South Africa, Germany, France, Japan, the UK, Norway, Russia, China, the United Nations, the European Council, and the European Union.
Colombian President Gustavo Petro hosted a one-day conference with leaders from 19 countries and the EU to discuss the political situation in Venezuela. Petro called on the international community to lift sanctions against Venezuela and for Maduro to schedule democratic elections in the country. The conference was meant to reignite stalled talks between Maduro’s administration and Venezuela’s political opposition. Neither of the opposing parties was in attendance at Tuesday’s conference.
Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaidó was expelled from Colombia after crossing the border to attend an international conference to discuss his country's political crisis. Guaidó said he entered Colombia to escape Venezuelan government persecution but now felt persecuted by President Nicolás Maduro in Colombia. Colombia's Foreign Ministry said Guaidó was "irregularly" in the country, so immigration authorities escorted him to the international airport to take a plane bound for the U.S. Guaidó hopes to secure international support for the democratic cause in Venezuela and ensure that the Maduro regime returns to the negotiating table in Mexico and agrees to a credible timetable for free and fair elections to solve the current situation.